[GUIDE] Retail Snow Leopard Install on Asus EeePC 1000HE

Posted 29 October 2009 - 10:30 PM

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to MoonDogg: Which hardware is different? CPU? Yes i upgrade ralink wifi card with AirPort Wifi Card from ebay (BCM94321MC) works great. So, which hardware maybe don't work? Bluetooth i thinks work, GMA work, Sound? I need fully working with MIC , so? And i don't have second HDD. I want to try install it over this weekend. I Backup all files, so i can do experiments. If don't work, i install Leopard again. Please tell me about hardware differencies, THANK YOU

... and can work some kext for Leopard under Snow Leopard? Like Bluetooth?

I am not sure if the hardware is different.. I am just saying it can be.. and other people on this forum (not this thread) have had issues with the 1000H the wifi and ethernet might have different chipsets but you have taken care of that with the airport.. the sound card may be different but prolly works with voodohda anyways... I am just saying becarefull and have a backup plan because I have not tested it with that system. Good luck.. I hope it works perfectly for you.

Hi Guys,Thanks for the guide, it's helped me get a lot further with this install! I have to say it's a little more complicated patching your own disc (compared to the zillions of pre-built discs for 10.5) but the results are much more rewarding!

However, I would like to ask a few questions! (saw that coming eh? ) Is anyone else experiencing crackly sound? It seems to stop after music has been playing for a few seconds, but it's a little annoying on sound effects. The other major problem I seem to be having is VERY slow ethernet. I have another hackintosh which is running Leopard with no issues, but when I try copy from it onto the Eee, it freaks out and starts transferring at about 1Kb/sec! One other issue I'd like to point out is I can't seem to get some of the function buttons working. Screen brightness and the sleep button work great, however I can't change the volume from the keyboard. I'm not sure if I'm just missing something obvious, but I don't remember having problems with my MSI Wind in this area.Thanks for all the hard work guys, it's great to have Snow Leopard on here at last!

Sam

hmm lets see.. sound yeah sorta... I have herd it crackel on ocassion.. and my volume is kinda low... I have been looking for any other sound methods and have not found any yet.. I wil diffedently post if it I do..

Ethernet... No mine works perfect.. fast as any other ethernet I have.. I was moving files at 30MB/s (yeah thats megabytes) the other day.. did you install the kext in the S/L/E folder or use the extra's updater? cause I saw the same issues when it was not in the S/L/E.

FN keys do not work... there are scripts you can use to make them work but I have not experimented with them as I don't use the FN keys... except for brightness I have also not found a solution the make them work nativily (with out running external scripts or apps)

Posted 29 October 2009 - 10:42 PM

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Mitch Malone: Catchoftheday? I bought one too, been fiddling around with it and I'm having pretty much the same issues. Ethernet was going after I installed the kext, as is Bluetooth, however I'm having no luck at all with the wireless. Are you having the same issues with the blue fn keys?Frustrating...it's so close yet I know I'll probably keep getting annoyed at it if I can't resolve the keyboard. The wireless I may end up just doing a card swap.

Shambler - totally catchoftheday. I only bought it because I was told it was the easiest netbook around to Hackintosh. I finally got my wireless working after some messing around but if I am honest I am not even quite sure how. All I have left is the Bluetooth, function keys and I am in business. Would love to hit you up on IM and share some experiences if you like?

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Posted 31 October 2009 - 03:11 PM

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Shambler - totally catchoftheday. I only bought it because I was told it was the easiest netbook around to Hackintosh. I finally got my wireless working after some messing around but if I am honest I am not even quite sure how. All I have left is the Bluetooth, function keys and I am in business. Would love to hit you up on IM and share some experiences if you like?

Likewise. I got mine two days ago because of the suitability to run SL and I now pretty much have it stable and working on SL 10.6.1.

Status of things (+working, - not working)+ Screen 1024x600+ On board ethernet+ Native wi-fi (ralink)+ Keyboard+ Touchpad (incl two finger scrolling. Very sensitive though)+ Bluetooth+ Camera+ Microphones+ Speakers- Function keys at the top- Hibernate mode (Chameleon won't restore it.)- Sleep (screen did not come back though more testing necessary)- Battery and AC power (VoodooBattery is not getting good data or not using it correctly)

I am trying to fix the Battery as a priority and then look at Functions and/or Hibernate. Funny thing one function key that works is ZZZ! But hibernate does not return.

Feedback on any of these things welcome.

I also used a different method to build my image but once working assuming the same boot loader (Chameleon in my case) it does not really matter how you got here. Happy to help out on any info you'd like.

I realized that the fan is running loudly, do you realize that?

Go to Lagoon's site Voodoo kext Files and grab the VoodooPower command-line utility. There is an option in it to report CPU temperatures. Check what they are and maybe look to cool the unit to see it this improves things for you.

Possibly your unit is running hot and the fans are simply working overtime or you may have faulty/noisy fan.

Posted 31 October 2009 - 03:54 PM

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Hi

first, thanx alot for your guide...

now the question... i done all that on my 1000H not HE and have issue with sleep.. can restart, power off, can put to sleep BUT when i wakes up it wont power on the display.. can see what's on the screen when bringing some light on the screen can use ma machine by remote from another one but that's all...

Posted 04 November 2009 - 05:34 PM

I don't know if anyone else is experiencing hard drive clunks when the heads on the hard drive park, but I do. I've tried to fix this using a tool called ClunKiller.

On the author's website it mentions that if you are not able to get it to work after installation, then you need to verify that a file called "mach_kernel.ctfsys" exists in / (root directory).

I didn't have a mach_kernel.ctfsys in my root directory so I downloaded the one the author posted on the ClunKiller website. Viewing the system.log it mentions that it cannot run. Here are the details, "

Posted 05 November 2009 - 07:59 AM

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Trackpad Problem.

Trackpad Preferences (Synaptics Trackpad, is this the correct?) don´t work, mouse preferences are controlling the trackpad.

Help!!!!

Thank's

Have a look here and here ; both solutions do not work for me... If you decide to experiment, you must have a USB mouse and keyboard handy and do not forget to update mkext and clear up cashes.Let us know.

Posted 05 November 2009 - 07:14 PM

install the VoodooHDA.prefpane just unzip and run file it will install in System Preferences.Then go to System Pref's VoodooHDA and check the level's for Speaker, set PCM and Output Gain to max.

Good Luck

Carlos

Thanks, but after install of VoodooHDA, when I open, it says : Error, can't get registry-entry path. And when after I try to set gain to max, it says : Error Can't open IO Service.Any other idea ?Thanks,Abee

Posted 05 November 2009 - 08:00 PM

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Thanks, but after install of VoodooHDA, when I open, it says : Error, can't get registry-entry path. And when after I try to set gain to max, it says : Error Can't open IO Service.Any other idea ?Thanks,Abee

voodoohda.prefpane need voodoohda.kext installed to work.Install the file voodoohda.kext then you don´t get the error!

You can do this with either with kexthelper or just copy it over the orginal and then run kext utility.

(Follow the guide, get the files and tools - link's for download)Tell if work's!

Thanks, but after install of VoodooHDA, when I open, it says : Error, can't get registry-entry path. And when after I try to set gain to max, it says : Error Can't open IO Service.Any other idea ?Thanks,Abee

Let me quote the guide:

"4-Copy this extra folder to the root of the OS X drive and let it overwrite all files. I have updated this with voodoohda.kext that works with the voodoohda.prefpane that you will need to get the mic working."

Launch SuperDuper! Choose "Copy: [your external HDD] to: [your internal HDD] using: Restore - all files". Make sure it is from the external TO the internal and not the other way around. Then press "Copy Now".

When finished, rerun NetbookInstaller but this time choose the internal HDD from the drop down list and only choose "Install Chameleon 2 RC3". Nothing else. Press "Install".

When finished, copy, paste and overwrite this folder to the root of your internal HDD.